Astrid had a fever on April 13th...

[ailbhe]

... and she hasn't been well since. Last night the croupy cough was back, this morning her cough is wet and hollow, and her eyes are gluey. She's still having chest recessions every night. Our bed is propped up at an angle, because she has to be in the same bed as me so I can help her when she can't breathe, and she has to be propped up so that "when she can't breathe" isn't "always." We're using Shogun and Noble House.

Me? I've been ill on and off with it too. My hair is thinning, and possibly going grey though as ever that could be wishful thinking. I have earache as often as not. My mouth is full of blood blisters, I have a sore through, I'm exhausted.

We brought her to the out of hours service with a massive fever again during the week and were sent home to collect a urine sample, which I have dropped in at the GP for testing.

There must be something we can do. I'm miserable and exhausted. Rob's shattered. Linnea is very stressed. Astrid is sleeping 12-14 hours in 24, which is more than she used to, and her sleep is not restful for me. At all. Not even a little.

The good news is that the people who are getting enough rest, ie Linnea and Emer, are not ill at all.

(No, they can't operate to remove the tonsils while she's this ill, and if the problem doesn't exist when she's not ill, it's not worth the risk of the operation while she's so young. If she gets well and the problem still exists, then we start to think about cutting my baby open with knives and lasers, not before).

Comments

[sfred]

I'm so sorry this is happening. Thinking of you all.

[serene]

Ay yi. Too much! *hugs and love*

I got your package last night! I will post with pictures as soon as we get them on the wall. They are a joy and a delight!!!

[ailbhe]

Let us make a time and date to talk about them! Also, if you follow artbyailbhe on Twitter, you can see the stuff I *used* to post to Facebook - works in progress etc.

[serene]

Making a time and date for things is absolutely impractical for me right now, but I will find you next time I've got time to sit, and if you also have time to sit? Awesome will ensue.

[ailbhe]

I am similarly unable to actually make dates, but agreeing to take the time is what I was really after, so that's awesome.

But not now, because I so seriously ought to be in bed. If only my earache would desist.

[serene]

Go away, earache!

I'm at the school library, and then to find food and go to my night class -- have I mentioned I HATE being out and about at night? But anyway, one night a week, I can handle this, at least until the end of the quarter. See you soon. Love you.

[the-changeling.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

May sweet dreams be yours, and hers, soon.

*morehugs*

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

*sends you continued strength*
*sends her continued healing*

[gloriap.livejournal.com]

Have you been checked for strep? I don't want to add any guilt to your life, but you may be a carrier of strep and if you are treated it may prevent both of you from further infections.

[ailbhe]

No, but Astrid had a throat swab which showed nothing. No-one thinks it's strep. Which is sad, because that lasts about a week, which means the 10-day course of antibiotics would have hammered it...

[irishkate.livejournal.com]

Sends love and hugs that all are well soon - especially the littlest one.

[buzzy-bee.livejournal.com]

It might be worth asking for a referral to a specialist children's hospital. I requested a referral to Birmingham over L's ears (I wouldn't take him to our local hospital because of S). As a result he got his tubes in at 18 months, not 3, because in a children's hospital they are willing to operate earlier, since they have specialist children's anaesthetists etc and are used to operating on younger children, so the risks are reduced.

[ailbhe]

I might. I have a GP appt for her on Monday and I'm considering going without her, just with a written list of what's happened and what questions I have. It's hard to have a proper talk with a toddler on my knee.